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Resident pitches snack bar at Limington lake; board urges review with recreation director and select board
Summary
Resident Laura Lee Meserve proposed a snack bar to serve campers and visitors at the town lake; the planning board recommended she consult Madison (recreation/town manager), the select board, and code enforcement about funding, food-service rules, and permitting, and noted town-meeting approval would be required if the town purchased a building.
A Limington resident proposed establishing a snack bar at the town lake to serve campers and visitors, and the planning board advised procedural next steps on June 1.
Laura Lee Meserve, who said she brings grandchildren to the lake, outlined a low-cost plan to sell simple items (burgers, hot dogs, grilled cheese, sandwiches, freeze pops) from either a covered picnic area or a portable building near the bathrooms and pavilion. "It could be almost the same idea [as school food service]," she said, suggesting a child-friendly menu and low-cost equipment under $1,000 for initial setup.
Board members noted multiple considerations: whether the town or a private operator would run and fund the facility, health and food-service regulation requirements, electrical access and vendor-delivery logistics, and whether the pavilion and picnic areas are regularly rented (they are). The board advised Meserve to speak with Madison (recreation director/town manager) and the select board; if the town chose to buy or fund a building it would require town-meeting approval.
The board said a privately run snack bar would likely need permitting (conditional use or code enforcement review) and any town-owned plan would have to follow procurement and building-code steps. Meserve said she was willing to help run or build the project and would follow up with Madison.
What happens next: Meserve will contact Madison to discuss feasibility, operations and potential inclusion in the select board or town-meeting agenda; if pursued, the project will require building- and food-safety approvals.
